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[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

It’s not what you know, it’s what you do consistently.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

8 daily habits for a better life:

1. Journal—prepare for the hours ahead
2. Go for a walk
3. Do some deep work
4. Do a kindness
5. Read. Read. Read.
6. Get some strenuous exercise
7. Connect with friends and family
8. Meditate on your mortality (Memento Mori)

[Models of Life @models_of_life]

Outworking somebody isn't just about putting in the hours.

It's about learning.

What are you getting good at?

-@mcuban in conversation with @chasejarvis

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

The work of the philosopher, Seneca said, is finding the perfect balance of those two tendencies. It’s about working and relaxing, not working and work avoidance.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

Because most people are intimidated by math and can't independently critique it, they overvalue opinions backed with math / pseudoscience.

@naval

[Paul Graham @paulg]

"Commercializing research" is another way to say that one has a solution in search of a problem. That's not to say that such startups are automatically doomed. Sometimes solutions find problems. But when I hear that phrase, it makes me skeptical rather than excited.

[Models of Life @models_of_life]

"Do it so well that when people see you do it, they will want to come back and see you do it again, and they will want to bring others and show them" - Walt Disney

Listen to @FoundersPodcast #347 for much more on the creation of Disneyland.

[Alexis Ohanian 🗽 @alexisohanian]

Keep putting those reps in. Raise your hand if you're in it for the long game 👋

[Founding Mom @foundingmom]

@alexisohanian you might like this

[Founding Mom @foundingmom]

Things changed. This is what people thought of WNBA 9 years ago.

[Founding Mom @foundingmom]

the girl is now here https://t.co/ngjT0jfw1T and the original post is https://t.co/3EqZs6BfPD

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

Why the creator of the Walkman chose not to add a recording function, which would have been very cheap to do—an important lesson on focus from @rorysutherland

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"If it entertains you now but will bore you someday, it’s a distraction. Keep looking."

@naval

[Founding Mom @foundingmom]

@AlexHormozi but, but, but... who am I? what is this?

[David Senra @FoundersPodcast]

An extremely important lesson from Peter Thiel:

[Models of Life @models_of_life]

You might stumble upon answers to your tough questions while listening to top performers. https://t.co/ngK0RnP3I7 makes it a little easier.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"Self-image is the prison. Other people are the guards."

@naval

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"Fantastic advice: '@cdixon: If you aren't getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren't ambitious enough.'"

@naval

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

"It took way too long. Don't do that."

@zoink on why it took @Figma 3.5 years to launch

Clip from our live conversation at #Config2024

[Models of Life @models_of_life]

"If they keep on risking failure, they’re still artists."